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Research Proposal

The document outlines the essential components of a research proposal, including definitions of research, characteristics of research, and the significance of a well-structured introduction and literature review. It emphasizes the importance of research design and methodology in guiding the research process and achieving objectives. Additionally, it highlights the role of references in providing source credibility and context.

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Research Proposal

The document outlines the essential components of a research proposal, including definitions of research, characteristics of research, and the significance of a well-structured introduction and literature review. It emphasizes the importance of research design and methodology in guiding the research process and achieving objectives. Additionally, it highlights the role of references in providing source credibility and context.

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Research

Proposal
B Y: M O H A M E D A B D U L L A H I A L I ,

FA C U LT Y O F E N G I N E E R I N G &
T E C H N O L O G Y,

SALAAM UNIVERSITY
Presentation Content
• What is research?

• What is not research?

• What research proposal?

• Research introduction

• Literature review

• Research design

• Research methodology

• Gantt chart

• References
What is research?
• Research is a systematic process of collecting, analyzing, and
interpreting information (data) to increase our understanding of
a phenomenon about which we are interested or concerned.
What is not research?
• Research is not merely information gathering

• Research is not merely transportation of facts from one location


to another.
Characteristics of
research
• Originates with a question or problem.

• Requires clear articulation of a goal.

• Usually divides the principal problem into more manageable sub-


problems.
• Is guided by the specific research problem, question, or
hypothesis.
• Requires a specific plan for proceeding.

• Rests on certain critical assumptions.


Research proposal
• A research proposal is a document that outlines a research
project’s goal, significance, and practical application, i.e.,
how it will actually be done.
• It should establish a need for the research within its field and
must also convince readers about its credibility, achievability,
practicality, and sometimes even reproducibility.
• Some may be shorter, and others may be longer, so be sure to
check the specific requirements and examples from your
program.
Research introduction
• The introduction is an important and challenging part of any
research as it establishes your writing style, the quality of your
research, and your credibility as a scholar.
• The introduction gives the reader background and context to
convey the importance of your research.
• It should begin by broadly introducing your topic, then narrowing
to your focused research question or hypothesis.
Research introduction
• The introduction should answer three important questions:
1. What am I writing about?
2. Why is it important?
3. What do I want the reader to know about it?
Research introduction
• As you reach the end of the introduction, you should begin to
establish what you want the reader to know about your topic and
research.
• Thismay include your focus and scope, the problem
statement, and your specific research question(s),
hypotheses, or objectives.
Literature review
• Common way looking for research problem & OTHERS!!!

• Its function – the more one knows the more knowledgeably one
can approach the problems.
• To know what’s the previous problems and what were the
solution (advances).
• Re+view = look again at what others have done in areas that
are similar, though not necessarily identical to, one’s own area of
investigation.
• As a researcher, you should know the literature about your topic
very, very well.
Literature review
• The literature review should not be simply a description of what
others have published in the form of a set of summaries.
• What is supposed to be?
– In the form of a critical discussion
– Shows insight and an awareness of differing arguments, theories
and approaches
– A synthesis and analysis of the relevant published work – Link at all
times to research purpose and rationale.
Literature review
• The review should
– Compare and contrast different authors’ views on an issue
– Group authors who draw similar conclusion
– Criticize aspects of methodology
– Note areas in which authors are in disagreement
– Highlight gaps in research
– Show how your study relates to previous studies
– Show how your study relates to the literature in general
– Conclude by summarizing what the literature says
Research design
• The research design is the plan of research that is used to
answer the research problem.
• It is the blueprint to solve a specific research problem within a
timeframe.
• It gives direction and systematizes the research process.

• The research design is a plan of action indicating the specific


steps that are necessary to provide answers to those questions,
test the hypotheses, and thereby achieve the research objective
that helps choose among the decision alternatives to solve the
research problem.
Research design
• Research design is important as it prepares proper framework
within which the research work/activity will be blueprint out.
• Research design acts as a blueprint for the conduct of the
whole research project.
• It introduces efficiency in investigation and generates confidence
in the final outcome of the study.
• Research design gives proper direction and time-table to
research activity.
• It keeps adequate check on the research work and ensures its
completion within certain time limit.
• It keeps the whole research project on the right track.
Research methodology
• How to collect, analyze, and interpret data. As with strategies,
tend to be associated with specific design categories.
• Quantitative: Closed-ended, pre-determined questions,
observational or instrumented numeric data, statistical
analysis/interpretation.
• Qualitative: Open-ended, pre-determined or evolving
questions, non-numeric data.
• Mixed: Some of each
Research methodology
• Methodology is the underlying and unifying of any research
project
• The general approach the researcher takes in carrying out the
research project. This approach dictates the particular tools the
researcher selects.
• Methodology controls the study, dictates how the data are
acquired, arranges them in logical relationships, refining and
synthesizing the raw data so that the meaning that lie below the
surface of those data become manifest, and yields conclusions,
that leads to expansion of knowledge.
Gantt Chart
References
• A reference gives the readers details about the source so that
they have a good understanding of what kind of source it is and
could find the source themselves if necessary.
• The references are typically listed at the end of the research
study.
END

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